> freakanomics had a great chapter on this in the first (I think) book.
Wasn't that about street gang members and not the mafia?
I vaguely recall it was something about working at McDonald's pays better than being a street-level drug dealer.
I guess my point is that crime is like being an actor. Only the 0.001% who hit it big do better than they would have as an engineer, doctor, lawyer, or MBA.
AFAIR it was there I saw that 50% of mafia members ann. earlings are less than $19500, with extra being assets I’ve mentioned above.